Columbia County, Florida

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment — Population: 69,648

69.7NRI
Relatively Low

Overall Risk Rating

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Population

69,648

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Building Value

$10.7B

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Annual Hazard Loss

$21.9M

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Hazards Tracked

14

Natural Hazard Risk Profile

Lightning

Relatively High
Annual Loss$1.3M
Risk Score94.2
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Hurricane

Relatively Moderate
Annual Loss$6.3M
Risk Score90.4
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Wildfire

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$795K
Risk Score88.1
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Heat Wave

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$952K
Risk Score76.2
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Riverine Flooding

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$9.4M
Risk Score68.2
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Tornado

Relatively Moderate
Annual Loss$1.8M
Risk Score66.8
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Earthquake

Very Low
Annual Loss$321K
Risk Score58.3
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Strong Wind

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$421K
Risk Score49.7
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Cold Wave

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$618K
Risk Score45.5
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Drought

Very Low
Annual Loss$14K
Risk Score27.8
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Landslide

Very Low
Annual Loss$189
Risk Score27.4

Winter Weather

Very Low
Annual Loss$8K
Risk Score13.4
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Hail

Very Low
Annual Loss$11K
Risk Score5.4
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Coastal Flooding

No Rating
Annual Loss$0
Risk Score0.0

Columbia County vs. National Average

🎯 Overall Risk

69.7+21.0 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

🔥 Wildfire Risk

88.1+39.4 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

👥 Social Vulnerability

71.4+22.2 vs avg

National avg: 49.2

🛡️ Community Resilience

29.3-19.4 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

Community Profile

Social Vulnerability

71.4

Relatively High

Higher scores indicate greater social vulnerability to natural hazards.

Community Resilience

29.3

Relatively Low

Higher scores indicate better ability to prepare for, adapt to, and recover from hazards.

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Data from FEMA National Risk Index. For informational purposes only. Consult local authorities for property-specific risk.